2026 easter &
passover Tour
Experience the holiness of the season in the land where it all began.
Worship and rejoice in Jesus’ resurrection in Jerusalem — a time of renewal, reflection, and joy.
2026 Dates:
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Easter: Friday, April 3 – Monday, April 6
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Passover (Pesach): Wednesday, April 1 – Wednesday, April 8
Choose from 1–5 day tours or combine with a longer journey through Israel.
celebrate this holiest time in the holy land
In 2026, Easter and Passover Overlap — A Uniquely Special Time of Renewal and Joy
Experience this meaningful season in Israel, a time for family celebration and reflection.
Lion For Zion will design a tour to ensure that opens your family's hearts to the love of Jesus and the soul of the Gospels.
Choose from 1–5 day tours from the options below, or include your Easter and Passover experience as part of a longer Church, Community, or Family Tour.
easter in jerusalem
Mt of Olives and Christian Quarter
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Good Friday procession along the Via Dolorosa in the Old City
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Easter Vigil: Holy Saturday morning at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, blessing of new fire and the lighting of candles
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Palm Sunday: Re-enact Jesus' entry into Jerusalem by processing down the Mount of Olives, singing hymns and carrying palm fronds. Continues to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
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Easter Sunday: Celebration services at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and gather for a Sunrise Service at the Garden Tomb
CELEBRATE PASSOVER
Enjoy the Jewish Experience
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Celebrate the Exodus from Egypt
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Join a festive Seder Meal, retelling the Exodus and traditional festive foods
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Witness the Priestly Blessing at the Western Wall
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Family Time: Free concerts, shows, activities, and many family-friendly events
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Culinary Experiences: Enjoy Passover treats, like matzah, macaroons and almond cookies
galilee
Walk in the Footsteps of Jesus
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Cana: Jesus' first miracles
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Capernaum: Jesus’s ministry and St Peter’s House
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Magdala: Jesus’ Synagogue
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Tabgha: Mount of Beatitudes, Sermon on the Mount, Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes and Church of the Primacy of St. Peter
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Sea of Galilee boat trip
Jerusalem Old City
Witness the Passion of Christ
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Mt of Olives: Chapel of the Ascension, Dominus Flevit, Garden of Gethsemane, Tomb of the Virgin Mary and Church of All Nations
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Christian Quarter: Terra Sancta, Church of St John the Baptist
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Service at St Anne’s Church and Pool of Bathseida
Jerusalem mount zion
Feel the Agony and Ecstasy
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City of David, Museum of the Temple
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Mt Zion: Room of the Last Supper, Dormitian Abbey and King David's Tomb
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Church of St Peter of Gallicantu: House of Caiaphus, Agony of Jesus’ Trial and Dungeon. and the Denial of St Peter
jerusalem new city
Enjoy the Modern City
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Israel Museum and Shrine of the Book
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Yad Vashem, Museum of Tolerance
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IDF Miracles at Ammunition Hill
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Shopping at Machane Yehuda Market
Judean desert
Spring is Stuning in the Desert
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Inn of the Good Samaritan
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Jordan River Baptism
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Mount Masada, Dead Sea and Ein Gedi
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Beer Sheva: Abraham's Well and Blooming of the desert
